"See, you made me this! You said that you embroidered it. Right here!" Felix points on his handkerchief. I examined the handkerchief closely taking it into my hands. I think I remember giving this to him.
"Y-Yeah! You chocked on lemon bars that day!" I say smiling at Felix hopefully I was correct. He turned red as he gently took his handkerchief from my hands. "That's is correct, Your Highness." Felix answers quietly. "You choked on lemon bars?" Claude asks, smirking. "I was startled that's why I chocked on them." Felix quickly defended himself.
Claude shook his head, chuckling ever so slightly as he took a sip of his tea.
It's been a couple of weeks since the first time Claude has been visiting me for some tea. He comes every morning and joined me for tea. As more memories came to me the more I resented him. I've been quite during our tea meetings only responding when talked to out of politeness. He treated me so terribly over the years. I was even having bad nightmares I'd wake up crying or screaming. Lily is very worried about me since I'm now barely sleeping at all at night. I don't like seeing his piecing cold eyes at me full of digust and hatred. She asks me what I was having nightmares about but I just kept silent. I don't think she really knows how Claude really treated me over the years. I didn't want her to be so upset she does something that could get her executed.
Felix has been talking to me a lot more then before doing his best to make me remember him. Which I am and it makes him really happy. Claude makes no effort in trying to get me to remember him. He must not want me to remember. But I have a lot of memories about him and none of them were good ones.
"I should leave now." Claude says swiftly finishing the rest of the tea in his cup before standing up. I stand up also, "Have a wonderful day, Your Majesty." I say. Claude gets annoyed with me bowing before him. "See you tomorrow, Princess." Felix smiles at me before Claude and him both leave.
"Are you feeling well, Princess?" Lily asks me as she comes into the room. "Yes, I'm feeling quite well." I nod at Lily, looking down a my fingers.
"I'm starting to remember His Majesty." I blurted out suddenly.
"Isn't that good?" Lily asks as she takes a seat next to me. I shake my head no. "I only remember all the bad times together. How he humiliated me time after time again. The hatred in his voice every time he spoke to me. The murderous aura that surrounded him when I was around him and how his eyes were as cold as ice anytime he looked at me." I tell Lily looking up at her.
Quickly Lily wrapped her arms around me in such a motherly way. "Yes you do have more bad memories with His Majesty than good ones." Lily says quitely. "But you two did have good ones, Princess. Before the accident you and His Majesty became quite close and he would give you a flower crown each time you guys met." Lily tells me brushing her hand through my hair.
"But how did I forgive him? For everything he did to me, how was I able to?" I ask Lily pulling away and looking at her. She sighed, sadly. "I don't think you ever did, Princess. Just you two began to spend some time together." Lily explains to me. I suppose that makes sense.
"I'm going to go for a walk. It will be good to get some fresh air." I tell Lily, standing up. I knew she was against it but she just nodded. "Be careful, Princess." Lily tells me.
The weather was a lot cooler now and I just walked around aimlessly. Maybe I should go see Lucas. I haven't been able to see him since he was busy cleaning up the huge mess he made.
"May the Blessings and Glory of The Obelian Empire always be with you." I turn around to see was speaking to me.
It wasn't just one but two people. A man with white hair and yellow eyes and a woman with long brown hair. She looks like Jennette from in my memories of her. But neither one these people were familiar and since they didn't introduce themselves they must be associated with Claude. Nobody should know that I am suffering from amnesia at the moment since such information of the Imperial Family is supposed to be classified.
"Hello." I greet them with a smile as they stood back up. They seemed surprised by me smiling at them. "We are happy to see that you're well, Princess. You have everyone quite the worry when you collapsed at the ball and then you were suffering for quite the time." He says.
"Yes, I am feeling much better now." I reply. They seem quite suspicious. "You and Princess Jennette were quite close, I'm sure she misses you as I've heard you haven't seen her lately." He suddenly says. How would he know if we were close?
"Yes, my niece is quite sad nowadays with her father neglecting her now." The brunette woman says her eyes fixated on me. I could see the resentment in her eyes. So this is Jennette's aunt, from her mothers side. They most favor Jennette a lot. Also what do they mean Claude is neglecting her now?
"You both are daring to offend a real member of the Imperial family?" Black hair flowed in front him of me. Looking behind me, Lucas was glaring at the ones in front of me. What is he doing here?
"It was anything meant to be offensive. I was simply suggesting that she went to see her dear older sister." The lady narrowed her eyes.
"You are either very bold or stupid. His Majesty told you all long ago that she is not princess nor is she his daughter meaning she is no sister to our only Princess Athanasia." Lucas said visibly clear that he was quite irked.
"Lucas!" I quickly placed my hand up as a gesture to shut up. He is losing his temper so easily these days!
"I apologize for his rude words." I quickly apologized to them. But Claude declared that Jennette is not a Princess? That means she is only here until I am better then.
The woman scowled as the man just seemed surprised. "How dare he speak to me like that! I am Countess Rosalia and he is Duke Alpheus nobody should disrespect us like that! He should have his tongue cut out for speaking such words!" She demanded.
Did she really demand that Lucas should have his tongue cut out? She had the audacity to say such a thing? To even think of threatening Lucas in front of me.
"For being a countess you sure are ignorant. How about you show respect for the Greatest Magician of the Century and I, Your Princess because I can truly see to it that your tongue is the one that gets cut out." I threatened her glaring, letting her know just how pissed I was.
She stumbled a step back all her arrogance from before disappearing as she quickly bowed before me. "I-I deeply apologize for ill manners, Your Highness. Please forgive me!" She begged her, she seemed to even be trembling. But I still wasn't satisfied.
"That's not nearly low enough for that foul mouth of yours. You are also not only apologizing to me but Lucas." I tell her.
She slowly looked up at me but as her eyes met mine she quickly dropped her head back down as she fell to her knees. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry Your Highness and Lord Lucas. Please have mercy!" She begged and I saw tears drop to the ground. Suddenly then my head began to hurt. Another headache meaning another memory.
I then saw myself in the same situation. Begging Claude asking why he didn't love me like Jennette. Why he treats me the way he does. Then him telling me that I was a fool and he doesn't and never will see me as his daughter. Saying such things with so much contempt in his words and eyes. That jerk! Why does he treat me so differently now? He even told me that he never sees me as his daughter!
"Leave. Leave now before I change my mind. As for next time you come across either one of us, you better have learned you place." I tell her as she begins to stand up still crying.
"Yes, Your Highness, of course! Thank you for having such generosity! Thank you!" She says still crying as she practically ran away past me.
"You should also watch what you say, Duke Alpheus." I tell the man who was seemed scared himself. "Yes, I will." He says instantly. "May there be Prosperity upon The Obelian Empire." Duke Alpheus quickly bowed before me. "Have a good day." I tell him. He then went and followed after the Countess. Try to threaten Lucas, the nerve of that lady.
Suddenly Lucas began to pinch my cheeks. "Aw that was cute, you being all protective of me." He teases me. I felt my face heating up as I swatted away his hands and turned towards him. "Stop that!" I scolded him.
"I never knew you cared that much about me!"
"I don't!"
"But you do."
"I don't."
"Then why is your face red?"
"Because you pinched it!"
Lucas smiled as he cupped my face in his hands. "What are you doing?" I ask staring up at him. "I just never seen you like that it was actually very amusing." Lucas says. He seems to be in a good mood. "Come on. Let's go for a walk or something." I grab one on Lucas's hand and began to pull him with me. "What am I? Your servent?" Lucas whined as he walked next to me. I turned towards him, smiling. "Yep."
Im thinking of writing Claude's POV maybe in a couple chapters or so